Hosea 10

Hosea 10English Standard Version Anglicised (ESVUK)

10 Israel is a luxuriant vinethat yields its fruit.The more his fruit increased,the more altars he built;as his country improved,he improved his pillars.2 Their heart is false;now they must bear their guilt.The Lord[a] will break down their altarsand destroy their pillars.3 For now they will say:“We have no king,for we do not fear the Lord;and a king—what could he do for us?”4 They utter mere words;with empty oaths they make covenants;so judgement springs up like poisonous weedsin the furrows of the field.5 The inhabitants of Samaria tremblefor the calf[b] of Beth-aven.Its people mourn for it, and so do its idolatrous priests—those who rejoiced over it and over its glory—for it has departed[c] from them.6 The thing itself shall be carried to Assyriaas tribute to the great king.[d]Ephraim shall be put to shame,and Israel shall be ashamed of his idol.[e]7 Samaria's king shall perishlike a twig on the face of the waters.8 The high places of Aven, the sin of Israel,shall be destroyed.Thorn and thistle shall grow upon their altars,and they shall say to the mountains, “Cover us,”and to the hills, “Fall on us.”9 From the days of Gibeah, you have sinned, O Israel;there they have continued.Shall not the war against the unjust[f] overtake them in Gibeah?10 When I please, I will discipline them,and nations shall be gathered against themwhen they are bound up for their double iniquity.11 Ephraim was a trained calfthat loved to thresh,and I spared her fair neck;but I will put Ephraim to the yoke;Judah must plough;Jacob must harrow for himself.12 Sow for yourselves righteousness;reap steadfast love;break up your fallow ground,for it is the time to seek the Lord,that he may come and rain righteousness upon you.13 You have ploughed iniquity;you have reaped injustice;you have eaten the fruit of lies.Because you have trusted in your own wayand in the multitude of your warriors,14 therefore the tumult of war shall arise among your people,and all your fortresses shall be destroyed,as Shalman destroyed Beth-arbel on the day of battle;mothers were dashed in pieces with their children.15 Thus it shall be done to you, O Bethel,because of your great evil.At dawn the king of Israelshall be utterly cut off.

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